Archive for March 11th, 2010
Take A Lesson In Entrepreneurship
Gregg Fairbrothers wasn’t born into business, he was actually raised in an academic household, reports Fortune. “I didn’t know a debit from a credit,” he admits. Fairbrothers studied earth sciences at Dartmouth in the ’70s, got his master’s at Rutgers, and eventually moved to Tulsa, where he joined Samson, a gas driller, and earned his [...]
Brazilian Entrepreneurs Thrive On The Web
According to the BBC, the online revolution in Brazil has opened up new opportunities to create small businesses that never existed before. Fabio Seixas is a 35-year-old “serial entrepreneur” whose three previous businesses went bust. But he appears to have struck gold with an innovative way of selling designer T-shirts online, by getting his customers [...]
A Swiss Army Knife For Knitters
It all started with Barbara Barry’s new hobby, knitting. Whenever she’d learn something new she would find herself shopping at her local craft store for that new piece. Eventually those pieces would find themselves lost at the bottom of her knitting bag. So Barry took to the net in search of an all-in-one kit that [...]
Daughter Inspires Homemade Soap Business
18wlfi.com: When Lafayette mom, Jenny Reynolds’ young daughter developed eczema, she had no idea it would lead to a new business idea. “We did the steroid creams for a while but we wanted to something more natural,” Reynolds said. After trying a bar of natural soap, she and her husband were hooked. They decided to [...]
High End Fashion For Plus Sized Women
Nothing is more troublesome than trying to find high quality, high end fashions… especially if you’re a plus sized woman. The reality is that there is a growing niche in the clothing market, a niche that many stores are not that quick to fill. A plus sized woman herself, Michelle just wasn’t able to find [...]
